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Schools across the U.S. have ramped up cellphone bans over the last few years. Now researchers are testing the effects, and the results are mixed.

Some said it took ballots seven days or more to reach the clerk’s office after the voter mailed them.

Since the break-in attempt on April 18, two organizations opposed to using dogs as research animals have inked a deal to buy 1,500 of Ridglan’s beagles and put them up for adoption.

The tribe would be tasked with conserving the wetlands and woodlands south of the Yahara River.

Dick Uihlein is backing Michael Alfonso, while his wife, Liz Uihlein, is supporting Jessi Ebben.

The Badgers will avoid some of the conference's toughest environments next season. They are also set to host the reigning national champions as part of a competitive home slate.

Wisconsin residents don't have to worry about the deadly strain of hantavirus that spread on a cruise ship in recent weeks, public health officials say.

Lola’s Hi/Lo Lounge and the Madison Mallards are bringing back True North Music + Food Festival.

City traffic engineers advise motorists to detour between Olin Avenue and North Shore Drive.

I want to celebrate the strong season from the UW Badgers women’s softball team.

Wisconsin is hoping to have a new athletic director in place this summer, it said as it unveiled the members of the search committee.

The Badgers added a nonconference test at a neutral site for the 2026-27 season. Here are the details.

UW-Platteville’s Baraboo Sauk County campus opened in 1968. Now the two-year campus is shuttering May 22 due to low enrollment.

Devesh Ranjan, dean of UW-Madison’s College of Engineering, has embraced linking engineering’s various disciplines to tackling problems in Wisconsin, the nation and beyond.

Mnookin, who became chancellor in 2022, leaves UW-Madison on May 16 to take the helm at Columbia University.

Josh Jacobs is set to be the lead back for the Green Bay Packers this season. However, the competition for who will back him up is full of uncertainty.

A former player under coach Steve Collins will guide the Madison Memorial boys basketball program into a new era after the longtime coach's recent retirement.

One swing changed the trajectory of multiple high school baseball games this past week. Vote for your favorite performer to win the latest Supernova title.